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How long would it take to get to the nearest star at warp speed?
It is only “faster than light” in the sense that the ship could reach its destination faster than a beam of light that was traveling outside the warp bubble. So assuming that a spacecraft could be outfitted with an Alcubierre Drive system, it would be able to make the trip to Proxima Centauri in less than 4 years.
How fast is warp speed 9?
Star Trek: The Original Series
Warp factor | Calculated speed (c) | Distance traveled in 24 hours (light years) |
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8 | 512 | 1.402 |
9 | 729 | 1.996 |
10 | 1000 | 2.738 |
11 | 1331 | 3.644 |
What is Voyager’s top speed?
Warp 9.975
USS Voyager (Star Trek)
USS Voyager (NCC-74656) | |
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Maximum speed | Warp 9.975 |
Propulsion | Warp drive Impulse engines Reaction control thrusters |
Length | 343 meters |
Width | 116 meters |
How long would it take us to go one light year?
about 37,200
Saying we were a space shuttle that travelled five miles per second, given that the speed of light travels at 186,282 miles per second, it would take about 37,200 human years to travel one light year.
Will we ever see ‘Oumuamua return to Earth?
‘Oumuamua is headed back out of our solar system and won’t be coming back. It’s rapidly headed in the direction of the constellation Pegasus and will cross the orbit of Neptune in about four years and cover one light year’s distance in about 11,000 years.
What is the speed of ‘Oumuamua?
The object known as 1I/2017 U1 (and nicknamed ‘Oumuamua) was traveling too fast (196,000 mph, that’s 54 miles per second or 87.3 kilometers per second) to have originated in our solar system. Comets and asteroids from within our solar system move at a slower speed, typically an average of 12 miles per second (19 kilometers per second).
How long has ‘Oumuamua been wandering the Galaxy?
Thousands of years ago, when ‘Oumuamua started to wander from its parent planetary system, the stars were in a different position so it’s impossible to pinpoint its point of origin. It could have been wandering the galaxy for billions of years. 3. We know it’s out of here.
How long will it take for ʻOumuamua to leave the Solar System?
It will take the object roughly 20,000 years to travel the Solar System before exiting. ʻOumuamua’s planetary system of origin, and the amount of time it has spent traveling amongst the stars, are unknown. In July 2019, astronomers reported that ʻOumuamua was an object of a “purely natural origin”.